"Ode to an Orange" by Larry Woiwode took place in the winter of 1940s. It was "the winters of the forties" which I felt was very important in setting the background. It was a time of war‚ rationing of food‚ limited transportation‚ a difficult time to import items from other states and then adjustment from war of peace. Winter did not just represent cold‚ snow‚ wind‚ gray sky‚ limited sunshine‚ but a limiting of the senses. With this in mind it have also been difficult to obtain an orange that would
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The "Ode on a Grecian Urn" by John Keats depicts the images and stories on a Grecian urn. Keats has the reader think about the difference between changeable real life and the immortal and permanent life on the urn. Also‚ the reader becomes mixed between observation of the art and participation in the art. The first stanza depicts the urn as an "unravish’d bride" and a "foster child" (1-2). These words describe the urn as unaffected by time and immortal. Keats also seems unable to distinguish
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now seemed to overwhelm and constrict me as I longed for the flexibility of digitized text. The computer is the latest development in writing technology; a promises to change literary practices for better. Bonnie Laing‚ the author of the essay “An Ode to the User-Friendly Pencil” is strongly against the boycotting pencils. Unfortunately‚ Laing’s argument that the pencil is superior to a computer is poorly demonstrated due to her biased diction towards analog writing instruments and ignorance of the
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An ode to my sunglasses There is something about my golden aviator sunglasses that is more than sun protection‚ more than anybody else can ever imagine. Every time I put them on I instantly become happier. A lot of women around the world have the same pair‚ as they were mass-produced by the brand Guess‚ and so mine isn’t unique at all in that sense. Neither is my happiness triggered by a materialistic satisfaction by wearing a “brand”. I received them from a special person‚ when I
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ODE ON A GRECIAN URN: LIFE VS ART Keats’ "Ode on a Grecian Urn" is a balance between the flux of human experience and the fixity of art‚ the contrast between enduring art and ephemeral art‚ and an equation between realism and aestheticism. The indefinite article in the poem refers to how Keats did not refer to any single work of Greek art; but to art in general. The origin of the poem can be traced to various sources: a marble vase in Louvre‚ another one in Louvre depicting a revelry scene‚ the
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“An Ode to America‚” written by Cornel Nistorescu‚ talks about the events following the 9/11 bombings. He writes how amazed he was at the unity the Americans showed just hours after the disaster. Flags were raised‚ fundraisers started‚ and lives risked all
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Reading for Appreciation and Enjoyment Reading literary selections like poems‚ short stories‚ novels‚ plays‚ or essays‚ not only provide pleasure. It also develop your analytical skills as you must consider each part of the text separately before you can interpret the meaning of the entire work and eventually appreciate it. Poems express ideas in a tighter‚ more compact way than prose as they do not include details and explanations common to the short story or novel. They are more concentrated
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Patrick Langteau 12/4/13 Music Appreciation Timeline Assignment The Middle Ages (450-1450) Genres: Gregorian Chant‚ Secular music‚ Church Music Time period: Church was the center of the musical scene at this time period‚ most music at the beginning was just vocal and sacred because instruments were not allowed in church at this point in time. As time progressed secular music began to pick up because people wanted to be able to have music outside of church and generally wanted something with
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Music Appreciation Study Sheet Properties of Sound: 1. Pitch- Frequency of vibrations ● Overtones (makes up pitches). They are responsible for our unique voiceprint. They are located above the fundamental. ● Everyone has a unique voice print 2. Timbre- Color and quality. A tool by which we identify different voices and instruments. Very subjective- differently interpreted and heard and described. Ex: Gloomy‚ dark‚ clear‚ bright‚ harsh‚ rough‚ delicate‚ wide‚ narrow. ● Every person in the
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ELECTRIC POWER UTILISATION AND ENERGY AUDITING UNIT – I ILLUMINATION‚ HEATING AND WELDING Nature-of radiation –definition – laws photometry – polar curves – lighting calculationsdesign of illumination systems (for residential‚ industrial‚ commercial and street lightings) - types of lamps-energy efficiency lamps. Methods of heating requirement of heating material-design of heating element-furnaces – Welding generator-welding transformer and its characteristics UNIT - II ELECTRIC TRACTION
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